# Incident 19970624026959I: Cessna A185F, Anchorage, AK, June 24, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1997, 09:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1603° N, 149.9901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1603&lon=-149.9901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4952E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4952E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,900 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97IA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97IA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970624026959I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-5)THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT WAS TAKING A CHECK RIDE WITH AN FAA INSPECTOR FOR A REINSTATEMENT OF HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE. THE CHECK RIDE WAS BEING CONDUCTED IN THE PILOT'S AMPHIBIAN FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRPLANE.  UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE FAA INSPECTOR, THE PILOT WAS DEMONSTRATING THE TECHNIQUE FOR A GLASSY WATER LANDING.  SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE SLOWLY NOSED OVER.  BOTH THE PILOT AND THE INSPECTOR WERE UNINJURED, AND WERE ABLE TO QUICKLY EVACUATE THE AIRPLANE.  THE PILOT RELATED HE WAS GIVEN DIFFERENT DEPARTURE INSTRUCTION FROM THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER WHEN HE TOOK OFF FROM A HARD SURFACE RUNWAY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FLIGHT, AND HE ELECTED TO LEAVE HIS WHEELS EXTENDED LONGER THAT NORMAL BECAUSE OF THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT.  HE SAID HE FORGOT TO RETRACT THEN PRIOR TO THE WATER LANDING.  THE FAA INSPECTOR INDICATED HE ALSO WAS UNAWARE OF THE EXTENDED WHEELS. THE LANDING GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT IN THE AIRPLANE WAS FUNCTIONAL AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC97IA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97IA089), Jun 24, 1997: Cessna 185 (N4952E), Anchorage, AK, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to retract the landing gear which led to an inadvertent water landing with the amphibian float wheels extended. Associated factors are the pilot's habit interference…

## Other reports on N4952E (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800707059899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800707059899I), Jul 7, 1980: Cessna 185C (N4952E), Naknek, AK, Minor damage. Pilot landed on the beach, ran into a soft spot, damaged landing gear.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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